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18 Oct 2022

Putting Equity at the Heart of Government: 3 Ballot Proposals to Dismantle Structural Racism

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... New York City, race-based inequities have been baked into our institutions and society, undermining some of ... to re-shape the NYC Charter. What will you learn? How the Racial Justice Commission’s three...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

Public Policy

Social Justice

For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

Publication date:

04/2014

... to the community foundation, which has final authority on how they are used. But, as the terminology suggests, the ...

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Job Seekers

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American Express

Brooklyn Org

Casey Family Programs

Ford Foundation

From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss

Release Date:

01/15/2015

... farmers will share costs and profits in proportion to how much food they contribute. Governments can pave the ...

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Insights

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Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Laura Wolff Named Acting Director of Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

Release Date:

06/03/2013

Laura Wolff, currently the Senior Program Officer of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, has been named as Acting Director. She succeeds Margaret Ayers, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, who after 38 years of extraordinary...

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The Clark Foundation

Justine Koch Joins Leon Levy Foundation

Release Date:

05/01/2013

The Leon Levy Foundation has appointed Justine Koch as its new Controller.

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Elliott S. Fisher Joins Fannie E. Rippel Foundation Board

Release Date:

03/01/2012

Elliott S. Fisher, M.D., M.P.H., one of the nation’s most renowned experts on healthcare, has joined the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation’s Board of Trustees.

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Katy Toolin Named Director of Finance and Administration at Unbound Philanthropy

Release Date:

08/22/2013

... she successfully brought the organization’s finance and accounting functions back in house. Before joining ...

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Philanthropy New York

Unbound Philanthropy

02 May 2012

New York Not-for-Profits: What is on the Horizon?

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 -

3:45pm to 6:00pm

Nixon Peabody LLP, 437 Madison Avenue 24th Floor, NYC

This year brings new rules governing NY nonprofits. After public scrutiny that was more far-reaching than anyone originally expected and new state regulatory and budget mandates, nonprofits need to know what’s changed and what they can expect going...

01 May 2014

E-TEAM - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series

Thursday, May 1, 2014 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary E-TEAM and a brief panel discussion. Anna, Ole, Fred and Peter are four members of the Emergencies Team — or E-Team — the boots on the ground division of a respected...

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Issue-Based

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International/Foreign Affairs

Social Justice

Carnegie Corporation Awards $5 Million to Universities for Innovative Programs Linking Academia and Policy

Release Date:

09/23/2014

Carnegie Corporation New York will distribute $5 million to five universities over the next two years to merge policy studies with higher education.

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Education

Public Policy

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Partnership with MasterCard Foundation Working to Strengthen Board Governance in Africa

Release Date:

11/13/2014

A $6.1 million partnership between MasterCard Foundation and the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion will launch the Accion Africa Board Fellowship Program.

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International/Foreign Affairs

Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing

Release Date:

03/19/2015

Impact investing increases capital while creating socially responsible results.

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

F.B. Heron Foundation

Ford and Atlantic Back Education Policy Think Tank

Release Date:

09/04/2015

Linda Darling-Hammond will lead the new program, which will employ 30 researchers.

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Education

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Ford Foundation

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Century Foundation Fellow Comments on For-Profit Colleges Applying for Nonprofit Status

Release Date:

08/12/2016

Bob Shireman, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, said the department’s decision on the application should put an end to colleges’ attempts to dodge oversight by converting to nonprofit status.

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Bloomberg's Henning Explains Why Understanding Death Leads to Better Health

Release Date:

08/23/2016

“The goal here is really to address this giant gap, whereby we know 65 percent of deaths in the world — that’s about 35 million — go unrecorded,” said Dr. Kelly Henning, who has led the Bloomberg Philanthropies public health program since it started...

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

City Comptroller Scott Stringer Wants Companies to Offer Retirement Plans

Release Date:

10/07/2016

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer wants to force employers to offer their workers a retirement plan, a move that could provide more savings options for 1.5 million people.

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Economic Security

Andrea Ritchie, Soros Justice Fellow and Co-author Talks About “Say Her Name”

Release Date:

05/10/2016

Andrea Ritchie coordinates the policing subgroup of the LGBT federal criminal justice working group. She gave a PHIL Talk that not only "said their names" and told their stories, but presented startling statistics on police brutality show gender and...

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PhilTalks

MetLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a Third Year

Release Date:

04/05/2017

MetLife Foundation today proudly announces its third year as sponsor of Multipliers of Prosperity, an award winning custom content hub led by WSJ. Custom Studios that helps raise awareness about the challenges and opportunities in the realm of...

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Economic Security

PhilTV: Century Foundation Hosts Policing Debate at NYU Wagner

Release Date:

04/06/2017

After additional incidents of police force, some resulting in death, tensions between police and civilians have galvanized media and public attention. Consensus around the most effective way to keep every community safe and ensure accountability...

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Member News

Video

Funding Area

Justice Reform

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The Century Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Poll Finds Racial Divide in Financial Readiness for Retirement

Release Date:

05/19/2017

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey found that African- Americans and Latinos have less financial security than whites and will rely on fewer sources of income during retirement.

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Member News

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Economic Security

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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